Interesting is that Tesla becomes the biggest player in the Netherlands with 1,125 sales in June (more than Audi sold of all of its vehicles).

The Model S is #1 EV and almost outsold the BMW 5-series for the first half of the year (2,050). On the other hand, Tesla Model X is the most popular SUV – the second best Volvo XC90 noted only 533 in six months (including 33 T8 PHEV).

Historically, sales in the Netherlands were better in the past, which was related to generous incentives and rushes when those incentives were ending. Now it’s a little more organic growth up from the bottom.

Leave a Reply

15 Comments on "Plug-In Electric Car Sales Driven Up By Tesla In Netherlands"

newestoldestmost voted

Benz

The demand for €50,000+ EV’s will decrease as from 2019.

By how much?

At least by about 50%, I guess.

But the overall demand for EV’s will increase in 2019, it might even be twice as much as in 2018.

Vote Up20Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Martijn

Extra info: because of a tax incentive that ends by 2019. The amount over € 50k will be taxed like a regular car (21%) and the part below €50k will be taxed 4%.

Vote Up00Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

James

Then Tesla Sales will fall below zero

Vote Up0-8Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Get Real

Like your brain?

Vote Up5-1Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Seth

No, because cars registered before 2019 will maintain that 5 year 4% tax disc. It’s only for cars registered after 1-1-2019. That also applies to the Jaguar i-pace and audi e-tron which are over 80k euro.

Of not here is that Tesla will start shipping the Model 3 in 2019, and that car with long range, without premium would fall under that 50k euro threshold. Also, it is still cheaper to drive a model 3 with premium over other cars as only the part above 50k is taxed at 22%.

Vote Up30Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

antrik

So a say 70,000 Euro Tesla will become more expensive Euro than before by 3,400, but still get an incentive of 8,500 Euro over a combustion car? Doesn’t sound too bad…

Vote Up10Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

MaartenV

Previous spikes were the removal of the incentives for PHEV.
The incentives for BEV did not change much.
The incentives are mainly for company cars made available to employees as benefit in kind. That is about half the new car sales in the Netherlands, mostly the bigger models. Limiting the incentive to the first €50,000 makes the Model S not longer cheaper than the VW-Golf GTI, but stil more attractive than a VW-Passat.

The main problem is still lack of knowledge by the general public how cheap an electric car is compared to the ICE competition.
Tesla’s biggest problem is not enough stores to sell their cars.
There will be a slight spike in Model S&X when the new tax regime goes into effect. But no long term consequences.

Vote Up20Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Another Euro point of view

“The main problem is still lack of knowledge by the general public how cheap an electric car is compared to the ICE competition”. As a second family car yes, and then only if it is a second hand EV (like a Leaf). if not, either it is expensive in absolute terms (Tesla) or it depreciates like a brick (the other EVs). So only “cheap” proposition is a second hand EV that will often have so short a range that many need to keep an ICE anyway, so as I wrote, cheap only if used as a second family car that is needed anyway.

Vote Up1-7Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Mark.ca

What a load of bull crap! You call your car that you take 90% of your trips a second car? Teslas can go pretty much anywhere with their charging network. It’s no surprise, you don’t drive ev so how would you know.

Vote Up5-1Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Another Euro point of view

OK, and a Tesla is cheap then ?

Vote Up0-2Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Mark.ca

Compared to the other ev brand that has similar tech and a fast charging network… i forgot its name, help me out here…

Vote Up10Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

Another Euro point of view

So it’s not, no need of so many words.

Vote Up0-1Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

James

So the BMW 5-series outsold the Model S even it’s way more expensive after tax

Vote Up0-4Vote Down Reply

4 months ago

John

That will change too! Yesterday, a new national policy was published with massive change in policy towards bevs.